Introduction

Cisco Unified Computing System E-Series Server, UCS-E, integrated with the Cisco ISR G2 provides a compact all-in-one device for hosting edge services on dedicated x86 blades. The solution is best suited for small and medium-sized branch offices with centralized applications and lean branch-office infrastructure. Consider the following Use Cases:

  • An organization decides to implement Microsoft AD DS, DHCP Server, and DNS Server locally in the branch office. The branch office experiences productivity slowdown when these services either are not available or perform slowly.
    • Solution: With Cisco UCS-E, core Microsoft edge services can be implemented in the following way:
      • Run each service as a dedicated virtual server hosted on Cisco UCS-E.
      • Co-locate and run all (or a group of) services on a virtual server hosted on Cisco UCS-E.
      (Actual implementation will depend on the needs and requirements of the individual organization.)
  • A large retail chain cannot tolerate any downtime in its in-store point of sale (POS) system during shopping hours. The organization implements a local POS server in the branch office. The POS server is responsible for synchronizing the in-store inventory with a centralized inventory management system.
    • Solution: The local POS server can run on a dedicated server hosted on Cisco UCS-E.

Benefits

  • The Cisco UCS-E solution is best suited for multisite organizations with centralized IT infrastructure that need to host a small number of essential applications locally in the branch office.

  • Unlike rack or tower servers, the Cisco UCS-E combined with the multiservice Cisco ISR G2 provides an x86 blade system consolidated into a single branch-office device.

  • Unlike appliance-based application hosting, the Cisco UCS-E with VMware vSphere hypervisor provides enterprise-class virtualization hosted on high-performance, feature-rich hardware.